Easy packing upright container



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4 Claims. (Cl. 229-23) side panels has an access opening through whichthe con tainer is packed. This access opening is closed by a swingingpanel section.

An object of the invention is to provide an upright container ofrelatively large capacity wherein the rear panel and side panels areintegral and formed from a one-piece blank while the front panel isformed from another blank and wherein means is provided for connectingthe front panel to the side panels which adds strength to the frontcorners of the container. 7

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a container of the abovetype wherein the front panel is scored horizontally to provide a downfolding panel section which in open position provides an accessopeningfor packing purposes.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a container of theabove type wherein the front panel has holding flaps at each sideedgethereof, the flaps on the lower panel section being stitched orotherwise secured to the side panels and the flaps on the upper panelsection make frictional engagement with the side panels of the.

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A still further object of the invention is to provide a container of'theabove type with a liner covering at least the rear and side panels andwherein the flaps on the swinging front panel section are adapted toengagebetween the side panels and the liner section therefor.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a container of theabove type with a liner covering all four sides of the container andwherein the liner for the front panel is divided horizontally above theupper edge of the lower section of the front panel to provide a swingingliner section that may be moved outwardly through the access opening inthe front panel during packing and unloading the container.

1 These and other objects will in part be obvious and will in part behereinafter more fully disclosed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank cut and scored for producing the sidepanels and the rear panel with flaps for forming in part the endclosures of the improved container.

Figure 2 is a plan View of a blank cut and scored for producing thefront panel of the container having a down folding section to aid inpacking, end flaps to complete the end closures and side flaps forsecuring the lower portion of the panel to the side panels of thecontainer atent Qfiice 2,797,039 Patented June 25, 1957 and for holdingthe upper down-folding section in closed position for storing andshipping.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the two blanks in assembledposition with the upper front panel section swung downwardly to openposition to give access to the container for the packing and unloadingof the container.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing the upper panelsection in closed position and showing the taping of the container forstorage and shipping purposes.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5, 5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a view in perspective showing a slightly modified form ofstructure wherein the flaps forming the upper closure end are omittedand the container closed by a cap telescoping over the upper end of thecontainer. The front upper panel section is shown in broken lines inopen position and in full lines in closed position.

Figure 7 is a view showing the container of Figure 6 with the closurecap in place and a baling applied for storage and shipping purposes.

Figure 8 is a sectional view on the line 10-10.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a closure cap as viewed from theunderside thereof.

Figure 10 is a view in perspective of the container shown in Figures 6to 9 with a three-sided liner inserted within the container, the closurecap being omitted from 7 this view.

Figure 11 is a view similar to Figure 10 but showing Figure 13.

Figure 15 is a perspective view of the container shown in Figures 1 to 4with a four-sided liner such as illustrated in Figure 12 placed in thecontainer, the upper panel section being in partial open position, theswinging section of the line also in partial open position and the endclosure flaps in open position.

Figure 16 is a sectional view Figure 15.

The invention relates to an easy packing container of relatively largecapacity such as illustrated in my prior Patent No. 2,635,802. Theimproved container may have flaps of the usual type for end closures orit may have telescoping caps of the usual type for end closures,

on the line 1616 of and again the bottom may have flaps for end closuresFigure 1 shows in plan view a blank which has been scored and cut so asto provide side panels and a rear end panel with the flaps which form inpart upper and bottom end closures.

In Figure 2 there is a plan view of a blank cut and scored to form thefront panel and the closure flaps which complete the end closures whenthe container is closed.

In Figure l the blank is scored along the lines 1 and 2 to offset a rearpanel 3, and side panels 4 and 5. The

blank is also scored along the lines 6 and out along the lines 7 and 8to provide end flaps 9,- 10 and 11. The

3 blank is scored along the line 12 and cut along the lines 13 and 14 toprovide end flaps 15, 16 and 17.

The blank shown in Figure 2 is scored along the lines 18 and 19 toprovide a front panel having flaps 20 which cooperate with the flaps 9,1t} and 11 in forming the upper end closure and the flap '21 whichcooperates with the flaps 15, 16 and 17 in forming a bottom end closure.This blank is scored along the line 22 to provide a fold line separatingthe front panel into an upper section 23 and a lower panel section 24.The blank is also scored along the line 25 to provide holding flaps 26and 27 for one side of a front panel and it is scored along the line 28for forming holding flaps 29 and 30 for the other side of the frontpanel sections.

The container shown in Figure 3 shows the two blanks as folded along thelines referred to and assembled to provide the improved container. Theside panels 4 and are brought into parallel relation and the bottomflaps 15, 16, 17 and 21 folded in the usual manner to provide a bottomend closure. The flaps 9 and 11 are folded down into a common plane andthen the flap is folded down onto these flaps 9 and 11 and the flaps arethen secured in this position by stitching or other suitable means. Thefront panel is then placed in position and the flap 21 secured to theflaps and 17 to complete the bottom end structure. The side flaps 26 and30 are spaced as shown in Figure 3 on the inner faceof the side panels 4and 5 and are secured thereto by suitable holding means indicated at 31.While these flaps are shown in engagement with the inner faces of thepanels 4 and 5 they can, if

desired, be placed on the outer face of said panels. The upper frontpanel section 23 is shown in Figure 3 in open or partially open positionand this provides an access opening through which the container may bepacked or unpacked. The fold line 22 may be a line midway between theupper and lower ends of the container. It is essential, however, thatthis fold line shall be so positioned as to provide a packing spacebeneath the same which has a depth not exceeding the normal reach of apacker. The container itself may be of a height considerably greaterthan the normal reach of a packer.

The container is particularly adapted for the packing and shipping ofmerchandise. When the upper section of the front panel is foldedoutwardly and downwardly so as to provide the access opening the packercan reach all points within the packing space and thus arrange thematerial in proper packed relation. The packer can continue packing themerchandise in the container until it is filled to capacity after whichthis upper panel section 23 may be swung upwardly .to closed position.The flaps 27 and 29 may move into the container and will be held byfriction in closed contact with the'inner face of the side panels of thecontainer or these flaps may be placed on the outside of the side panelsand secured by taping or other means. The flap folds down onto the flaps9 and 11 and can be secured thereto by taping or otherwise. It is notedthat these flaps 27 and 29 when in closed position are in abuttedrelation to the flaps 30 and 26 respectively. This makes a reenforcedcorner section which gives great strength to the container.

In Figure 4 of the drawings, taping has been applied to the meetingportions of the flaps and panels so that the container is completelysealed and ready for storage or shipment. These tapes are indicated atT.

In Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9, the container is shown without any flapsforming the top end closure. The top end of the container is normallyopen until the container is packed and then a telescoping cap is appliedto the container. The body portion of the container is similar to theconstruction of the body portion of the container shown in Figures 1 to5 and similar numerals have been applied to these parts in the drawings.The only difference in the structure shown in Figure 6 over that shownin Figure 3 resides in the omission of the upper end closure flaps andthe slitting of the flap 29 along the '4 and 5 respectively orsubstantially so.

line 32 and the flap 27 along the line 33. The purpose of the slittingof these flaps is so that-the upper portion of the flaps can be placedoutside of the side panels while the other portion of the flaps can beplaced inside of the side panels. This will provide an abutment forlimiting the swinging movement of the upper section of the front panelso that it will not move into the container but will remain held inrigid position in the plane of the lower section of the front panel.These flaps will be held in place by friction or may be stitched orotherwise secured when the upper section of the panel is in closedposition. In Figure 6 this upper section of the panel is shown in fulllines in closed position and in broken lines in open position so as toprovide an access opening for packing purposes. The fold line 22 in thepanel 23 is positioned in the container shown in Figure 6 in the samemanner as the fold line 22 in the container of Figure 3. After the frontpanel has been swung to closed position and the container packed readyfor storage or shipment a closure cap is applied which telescopes downover the sides of the panels of the container. This closure cap is ofWell known construction. It consists of a top 34 having dependingflanges 35 and 36 along the sides thereof and depending flanges 37 and38 along the other sides or ends thereof. The flanges 35 and 36 haveextensions 39 which are folded inwardly and stitched to the enddepending flanges 37 and 38. After the cap has been placed on thecontainer then baling bands 40 may be applied for bolding the cap inplace and sealing the container.

.As shown in Figure 10 the container is of the same general constructionas shown in Figure 6 except that there is no slit in the flaps carriedby the upper section of the front panel. The flaps are of one piece asshown in Figure 3. There is inserted in the container a threesidedliner. This three-sided liner consists of side sections 41 and a rearsection 42. These sections are integrally connected and cover the rearpanel 3 and the side panels 4 and 5.

As clearly shown in Figure 11 the front edges of the liner side sections41 are flush with the edges of the panels When the upper swingingsection 23 of the front panel is moved to closed position the flaps 27and 29 will move inbetween the liner section and the panel as shown inFigure 10. This makes a very firm connection between the swinging panelwhen closed and the side panels of the container. These flaps may, ifdesired, be stitched in closed position. This upper foldable section ofthe panel when in closed position abuts against the edges of the sideliner sections and is prevented from movement into the container whenthese flaps are in position between the liner sections and the panelsand the upper foldable section is in abutted relation to the liners.There is a very rigid connection for holding the movable panel in theplane of the lower front panel section. After the panel is closed then acap such as shown in Figure 9 is telescoped over the panels for closingthe container.

A four-sided liner may be used in connection with the container whichhas been described above. Such a foursided liner is made from a singleblank as shown in Figure 12. The blank is scored along the lines 43, 43to set oif a rear section 44 and side sections 45, 45 which are formedintegral therewith. It is also scored along the line 46 to set off thefront liner section which really is made in two sections by dividing thepanel along the line 47. The upper section is indicated at 48 and thelower section at 49. The blank is further scored along the line 50 toset off a tab 51 which is integral with the upper section .48 of theliner. The blank is likewise scored along the line 52 to set off a tab53 which is integral with the liner section 49. These scored linesreferred to in connection with this blank are really fold linesindicating the place where the fiber board is to be bent when formingthe liner so that it can beplaced in thecontainer.

ln'Figui-es 13 and 1 4 the four-sided liner is shown as applied to thecontainer shown in detail in Figures 6 to 9. In Figure 13 the containerwith the liner is shown in perspective with the upper section of thefront panel in closed position. The upper section of the liner is alsoin closed position. The flap 53 is placed on the outer face of the linersection 45, and inbetween said liner section and the outer side panel 5.When the upper section of the front panel 23 is closed the flaps 27 and29 carried thereby are placed inbetween the side liner section 45 andthe side panel 4. The other flap 27 is placed inhetween the flap 51 andthe inner face of the side panel 5. The same is true of the flaps 26 and30 on the panel section 24. When it is desired to pack the container theupper section 23 of the front panel is folded downwardly along the foldline 22 and the upper front section of the liner 48 is swung on avertical hinge line thus providing an access opening so that theoperator can reach all parts of the packing space at the bottom of thecontainer. This dividing line 47 in the liner is sufiiciently above thefold line 22 so that the upper section of the liner may be swungoutwardly to expose the access openmg.

In Figures 15 and 16 the four-sided liner is shown as applied to acontainer such as illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 Where the top end aswell as the bottom end closures are formed by flaps which are integralwith the side panels and rear and front panels. As far as the outercontainer is concerned the parts are all the same, and the same numeralshave been applied to these figures.

In the perspective view shown in Figure 15 the flaps forming a portionof the upper closure end are folded outwardly merely for the purpose ofshowing up the structure. They are preferably folded into lappedrelation as shown in Figure 3 before the packing of the container. Theconstruction of the four-sided liner is the same as shown in Figures 12to 14. The upper section of the front panel is swung to open positionand an upper portion of the front section of the liner is moved topartial open position. So far as the interengaging of the parts isconcerned in this container shown in Figures 15 and 16 they are the sameas described in connection with the container shown in Figures 13 and 14and further description of the container shown in these figures is notthought necessary.

It is to be understood that in the containers shown in Figures to 16that after the container is packed and closed tapes will be applied or abale band, or both, for

sealing a container and holding the parts in their closed positionduring storage and shipping.

It is obvious that many changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the spirit of the invention as setforth in the appended claims.

I dlaim:

1. An upright container comprising a body inoluding a rear panel andside panels formed integral therewith and a separate front panel adaptedto be connected to said side panels, closure members for closing thebottom and top ends of said body, said panels being dimensioned so as toprovide a packing space of greater depth than the normal reach of apacker, a front panel having a horizontal hinge 'line dividing saidpanel into a lower section and an upper section, said lower sectionhaving flaps at each side thereof permanently connected to the sidepanels and defining with the side and rear panels a packing spacebeneath the hinge line which has a depth not exceeding the normal reachof a packer, said upper panel section being adapted to swing about thehinge line to open position to provide an access opening to the packingspace, said upper panel section having flaps at each side thereofadapted to engage the side panels when the upper section is in closedposition, said flaps on the swinging panel section being dividedhorizontally adjacent the upper ends thereof so that the upper portionsmay be placed on the outside of its associated side panel and the lowerportion thereof on the inside.

2. An upright container comprising a body including a rear panel andside panels formed integral therewith and a separate front panel adaptedto be connected to said side panels, closure members for closing thebottom and top ends of said body, said panels being dimensioned so as toprovide a packing space of greater depth than the normal reach of apacker, a front panel having a horizontal hinge line dividing said panelinto a lower section and an upper section, said lower section havingflaps at each side thereof permanently connected to the side panels anddefining with the side and rear panels a packing space beneath the hingeline which has a depth not exceeding the normal reach of a packer, saidupper panel section being adapted to swing about the hinge line to openposition to provide an access opening to the packing space, said upperpanel section having flaps at each side thereof adapted to engage theside panels when the upper section is in closed position, and a linerfor said body including a rear and side members extending from thebottom to the top of the body, the flaps on the upper and lower frontpanel sections engaging between the side liners and the side panels whenthe container is closed.

3. An upright container comprising a body including a rear panel andside panels formed integral therewith and a separate front panel adaptedto be connected to said side panels, closure members for closing thebottom and top ends of said body, said panels being dimensioned so as toprovide a packing space of greater depth than the normal reach of apacker, a front panel having a horizontal hinge line dividing said panelinto a lower section and an upper setion, said lower section havingflaps at each side thereof permanently connected to the side panels anddefining with the side and rear panels a packing space beneath the hingeline which has a depth not exceeding the normal reach of a packer, saidupper panel section being adapted to swing about the hinge line to openposition to provide an access opening to the packing space, said upperpanel section having flaps at each side thereof adapted to engage theside panels when the upper section is in closed position, and a linerfor said body including rear and side members extending from the bottomto the top of the body, the front edges of the liner side membersterminating at the front of the side panels and serving to limit theswinging'movement of the front panel section when moved to closedposition with the flaps carried thereby engaging between the side linersand the side panels.

4. An upright container comprising a body including a rear panel andside panels formed integral therewith and a separate front panel adaptedto be connected to said side panels, closure members for closing thebottom and top ends of said body, said panels being dimensioned so as toprovide a packing space of greater depth than the normal reach of apacker, a front panel having a horizontal hinge line dividing said panelinto a lower section and an upper section, said lower section havingflaps at each side thereof permanently connected to the side panels anddefining with the side and rear panels a packing space beneath the hingeline which has a depth not exceeding the normal reach of a packer, saidupper panel section being adapted to swing about the hinge line to openposition to provide an access opening to the packing space, said upperpanel section having flaps at each side thereof adapted to engage theside panels when the upper section is in closed position, and a linerfor said body including a rear liner member, side liner members and afront liner member formed integral with one of said side liner members,said front liner member being divided horizontally above and adjacentthe'upper edge of the lower panel section to provide upper and lowerliner sections and to permit the upper liner section to swing outwardlythrough the access opening in the front panel to form an access openingin the front liner member, said front liner sections having flapsengaging between a liner side member and a side panel, the flaps on thefront panel References=-Cited -in*the file of this patent UNITED STATESPATENTS Van Buren June 14, 1932 8 Hunswor-th- Ian; 1,1952. Ochar- -Sept.16, 1952 Brooks Aug.;18; 1953- Fallert Oct. 20, 1953 Leavitt Mar. 9;1954 Leavitt Mar. 9; 1954' Andrew- Sept. 14,. 1954

